- Relationship problems
- Parenting support
- Attention challenges
About Makini
Makini Leno is a Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) practicing in Texas with five years of clinical experience. She focuses on relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting concerns, coping with life changes, and attention difficulties such as ADHD. Sessions are conducted in English and aim to help people notice patterns that affect daily life.
Her approach is practical and direct. She uses methods such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT), and Attachment-Based ideas to address how early family patterns show up now. In sessions she listens to what feels most pressing and works with clients to set concrete goals and steps they can try between meetings.
Makini pays attention to concerns that often follow adoption, foster care, blended families, or fatherhood issues. She also addresses communication problems, commitment and control issues, caregiver stress, and sexual culture topics like BDSM and kink when clients bring them up. Family of origin issues are named as a focus when past roles or expectations continue to influence current relationships.
Her style centers on straightforward conversation and collaborative planning. Clients can expect to talk through specific situations, experiment with different responses, and practice skills for managing intense feelings or attention challenges. Progress is tracked in terms of small, practical shifts rather than labels.
Sessions use a subscription billing model that can be canceled at any time; costs vary with location. International clients are not accepted. To begin, prospective clients complete a brief matching questionnaire and schedule a first session.
How Makini Uses Therapy Approaches Online
Makini draws from Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) and Attachment-Based Therapy in her work. ACT focuses on noticing thoughts and values, then taking small steps that align with what matters. It can help when family patterns get in the way of daily choices. Attachment-Based Therapy looks at how early relationships shape expectations about closeness and safety; it helps people understand how those patterns show up in current relationships.Choosing the right approach is part of the work. Makini collaborates with each person to figure out which methods fit their goals and preferences. That means trying ideas, reviewing what helps, and adjusting the plan together rather than assuming one fixed route.
Please confirm the current session options before booking. The practical benefits of online sessions include fitting appointments into busy schedules, reducing travel time, and making it easier to check in during short breaks. Online meetings can also allow for quieter, camera-off conversations or shorter check-ins when that better meets daily demands. Licensed professionals can use these formats to focus on skills practice, communication strategies, and managing attention or stress so work between sessions feels more doable.
Areas of expertise
Primary focus
Additional focus areas
Therapeutic approaches
Experience
5+ years
Listed in
Texas
Languages
English
Frequently asked questions
What issues does she commonly address?
She works with relationship and intimacy-related issues, parenting challenges, coping with life changes, and ADHD-related concentration concerns.
What is her therapeutic style like?
She uses practical conversation and collaborative planning to set concrete goals and try different responses between sessions.
How much experience does she have?
She has five years of professional experience as a Licensed Professional Counselor in Texas.
Where is she licensed and practice location?
She is a Texas LPC and practices in Texas.
Which languages are supported?
Sessions are offered in English.
Does she work with international clients?
International clients are not accepted.
How are sessions billed?
Sessions use a subscription that can be canceled at any time and costs vary depending on location.
What are the first steps to start?
Select the See online therapy options button, complete a short matching questionnaire, and schedule a first session.
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